June 23rd 2011
- Shanghai
After a successful launch of The Bellwether Series in Japan, South Korea and Australia in 2010. Economist Conferences is delighted to announce the launching of the Bellwether Series: China event which will be held on June 23rd 2011 in Shanghai. The forum will bring together over 150 financial and market regulators, policymakers and business leaders to debate and shape the future of finance beyond 2011. Moving beyond talk of recovery, The Bellwether Series 2011 launches a region-wide dialogue on the post-crisis shape of finance.
The global banking industry is emerging from a tumultuous period. With Western banks and financial institutions still rebuilding their credibility as much as their balance sheets, their Asian counterparts—having emerged from the crisis in better shape—arguably face a unique opportunity to grow, innovate and influence as never before. While the international financial system remains intact, defined still by the old consensus, there is a palpable shift in weighting and influence towards the East. A new global financial landscape may be distant, but policymakers and banks in Asia-Pacific have a greater chance now of moulding—even leading—the financial debate than they ever had in the past.
Can banks and policymakers in Asia-Pacific seize the moment? What will the shift mean for foreign financial institutions in the region? What will be the shape of finance, regionally and globally, beyond 2011 and what role will Asia-Pacific’s institutions play?
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Programme (Drafted)
Conference Chairs:
Tom Easton, Asia Business Editor, The Economist
Steven Xu, Director, China, Corporate Network, Economist Intelligence Unit
8.00am | Registration and Refreshments |
9.00am | Welcome Remarks |
| 9.10am | Keynote opening speech A senior official will provide an update on developments in China’s financial sector and key policies for the year ahead.
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| 9.25am | Economist Intelligence Unit: The next CHAMPS—China by region The latest from the EIU’s CHAMPs index examining economic indicators of China’s fastest growing cities. |
| 9.40am | Economist Intelligence Unit scenario briefing 2010 marked a year of broad recovery from the financial crisis. Risks undoubtedly remain. What happens if energy prices continue to soar? At what point would increased food prices bring about unrest? The EIU sets out some “what if” economic and political scenarios:
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| 9.55am | The China debate: RMB internationalisation, capital account convertibility and China's outbound ambition
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| 10.45am | Networking break |
| 11.15am | New finance for new China Although the state sector still dominates the financing industry, innovation is being seen from the private sector across different institutional levels. From capital markets, to small businesses right through to the consumer, what are the different models that are emerging? This 3 part session investigates different levels of financing. |
| 11.15-11.45am | Small to medium enterprises Moving away from reliance on bank loans —what’s out there for SMEs and start-ups? |
| 11.45-12.15pm | Capital markets With deepening facilities, including ChiNext, what are the options for business financing? |
| 12.15-12.50pm | Consumer finance Will the consumer finance revolution step-change domestic consumption trends? |
| 12.55pm | Lunch |
| 2.15pm | Implications of feeding the dragon: China’s impact on global commodity markets Over the past year, China has been the engine of growth for coal, iron ore, and other commodities. It is importing vast amounts of raw materials to feed its ambitious construction projects - and in the process generating jobs and investment in resource rich countries like Brazil and Australia. Some observers argue that a slowdown in China would change this dramatically. Others contend that if demand continues at current rates—China is using half the world’s concrete and a third of its steel—key commodities will come under pressure in the next few years.
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| 3.15pm | Chinese real estate: has China’s real estate policy failed? The Chinese construction industry is booming as a result of massive state stimulus programmes in infrastructure and housing. Some observers warn that China has a bubble that could burst soon. And yet others argue that the government’s aggressive social housing program may help to offset a potential slowdown in market-based residential construction.
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| 4.15pm | Networking break |
| 4.40pm | Foreign investor panel: Opportunities and challenges in the year ahead The drive for more domestic led economies is opening up new opportunities for investors in China. So too are changing consumption patterns and rapid urbanisation.
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| 5.45pm | Concluding Remarks |
| 6.00pm | Networking Cocktail Reception |
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